Topic 1: Advanced Technology Skills

Content Standard: Use technology to enhance the effectiveness of communication.

Competency Standard: Compose and evaluate formal digital correspondence.

Learning Outcome: Students will be able to explain and demonstrate knowledge of the parts of a letter; as well as, explain and identify letter styles; once known, students will compose, key, and evaluate a formal digital piece of correspondence.



Essential Questions

  • Identify and describe the essential parts of a piece of formal correspondence/letter.

  • Explain and describe proper formatting technique, margin set up and line spacing for a formal piece of correspondence?

  • Name, illustrate and describe letter styles?

  • What is your plan for evaluating Letter Styles? Is it acceptable to inadvertently mix up different letter styles in a single piece of formal correspondence. Why? Why not?
  • What are proofreading skills? How important is it to employ proofreading skills? Is it enough just to use Spell Check and Grammar Check? Why? Why not?

*You are invited to research "Letter Styles" and "Proofreading Skills."



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